So I had a thought and looked up a little info. The pressure at the depth of the Titanic is approximately 6000 PSI. The average human has about 3000 sq inches of surface area. Does that mean the force exerted on the body at that depth is equivalent to being squished by a force of 18,000,000 lbs? Or is that an incorrect assumption of how the force would work?
Edit: I understood it would not be the same physics as being squished flat by a solid object as I was typing the original question out. I chose the vernacular incorrectly. A squishing force would not press from all directions like the water rushing in to fill the void within the hull of the “sub”. Thanks everyone that took the time to answer. You can all rest assured I did not believe there were paper thin corpses resting at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean.
kairujex on September 16th, 2024 at 19:49 UTC »
So, for sure this will be added to Titanic wreck tour stops?
Mike_Hawk_balls_deep on September 16th, 2024 at 20:19 UTC »
So I had a thought and looked up a little info. The pressure at the depth of the Titanic is approximately 6000 PSI. The average human has about 3000 sq inches of surface area. Does that mean the force exerted on the body at that depth is equivalent to being squished by a force of 18,000,000 lbs? Or is that an incorrect assumption of how the force would work?
Edit: I understood it would not be the same physics as being squished flat by a solid object as I was typing the original question out. I chose the vernacular incorrectly. A squishing force would not press from all directions like the water rushing in to fill the void within the hull of the “sub”. Thanks everyone that took the time to answer. You can all rest assured I did not believe there were paper thin corpses resting at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean.
SadPhase2589 on September 16th, 2024 at 21:53 UTC »
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